October 12, 1993 Published by the University of Pennsylvania Volume 40 Number 7 Resigning As Dean: Interim Provost Lazerson Yesterday Dr

INSIDE • Senate Chair on Schools/Departments, p. 2 • SEC Actions 10/6, p. 2 • Council Agenda, p. 2 • Provost to Senators re NSF Funding, p. 3 • Celebrating Library’s 4 Millionth, p. 3 • Chemical Engineering and Friends, pp. 4-5 • Speaking Out (Harassment, Ear, SAS), pp. 6-7 • Penn’s Way and the Homeless (Bryan), p. 7 • SAS Strategic Plan Executive Summary, pp. 8-9 • HIV/AIDS Task Force Preliminary Report, p. 10 • Deaths, p. 11 • CrimeStats, p. 11 • 25-Year Club; Update, p. 12 Pullout: Excerpts from the Town Meeting

Tuesday, October 12, 1993 Published by the University of Pennsylvania Volume 40 Number 7 Resigning as Dean: Interim Provost Lazerson Yesterday Dr. Marvin Lazerson sent to the also created the “Say Yes to Education” program faculty of the Graduate School of Education a in which GSE has taken part. copy of his resignation as dean of the School A prolific writer on youth, education and vo- (right) with a cover letter that said in part, cation, Dr. Lazerson is known also as a historian “This was a very difficult decision, but of education and educational values. I concluded that it was time for me to make a change. You have been an extraordinary group to ‘administer’—feisty, committed to Text of Dr. Lazerson’s Letter improving education, determined to develop to Dr. Fagin 10/11/93 a scholarship of meaning, willing to put up After considerable thought, I have with my unorthodox ways. GSE’s success decided to resign as Dean of the Gradu- over these past six years has been your suc- ate School of Education, effective June cess. Thank you.” 30, 1994. I anticipate returning to the Dr. Lazerson will remain as Interim Provost faculty once my term as Interim Provost while a national search for a provost continues. is complete. Dr. Nancy Hornberger is acting dean at GSE in The past six years as Dean have been the interim. the most rewarding of my professional In her response Dr. Lazerson, Dr. Claire Fagin career. The Graduate School of Education said, is now one of the finest schools of education in the country, due to the combined “Your resignation as Dean of the Graduate efforts of faculty, staff, students, and the School of Education will be a major loss to Board of Overseers. I am proud to have the School. On the other hand, should you participated in the transformation. decide to return to the faculty, I know your Much of our success is due to the ex- contribution in teaching, research, and service traordinary support of Sheldon Hackney, will be exemplary. Michael Aiken, and my colleagues among “Thank goodness I have you as my partner the deans. More personally, I thank you this year,” she added. for your support as a friend and mentor. A committee will be named shortly to begin the That we are now working together as nationwide search for a new GSE dean. Interim President and Interim Provost Dr. Lazerson came to the GSE deanship from is a source of enormous satisfaction. Harvard in July 1987, and became the first holder Dr. Lazerson — Sincerely, of the new George and Diane Weiss Professorship Marvin Lazerson after it was established in 1989 by the couple who The People’s Park and the Homeless Investigating Threats at Du Bois In recent weeks, trouble erupted when some 20 of the homeless people who frequent On the morning of October 11, 1993, University the campus began living in the People’s Park east of the Free Library (40th & Walnut), Police officers responded to a call from Du Bois erecting temporary shelters of cardboard boxes and plastic tarps. The arrangement became unsanitary, according to University officials, and clashes with campus police were reported College House reporting a bomb scare and the in the student press. receipt of threatening phone calls, Commissioner Late last week Community Relations Director Glenn Bryan announced a series of new John Kuprevich said. steps taken for the homeless who frequent Penn, which Mayor Rendell and Councilwoman “The building was temporarily evacuated and Jannie Blackwell said should become a model for the city: searched; no device was located. Several students • Penn engaged Horizon House, Inc., of West Philadelphia to visit in mobile units, had received calls which were racially derogatory offering case management and relocation services; 42 accepted, and Penn is providing and threatening,” the Commissioner continued. transport to the Horizon House for intake and case processing. The Campus Police, working with the Phila- • The Penn Book Store donated knapsacks containing dried foodstuffs and toiletries, delphia Police Conflict Resolution Unit, are “vig- plus a bagful of tee shirts, to Horizon House. orously investigating these criminal acts under • A campus clothing drive for Horizon House was begun by Penn VIPs, the Division Pennsylvania statute as acts of ethnic intimida- of Public Safety, and the Office of Community Relations.Through October 22, drops will tion,” he added. “The University has taken steps be at the Book Store, Franklin Building Lobby, Funderberg Information Center (3401 to increase both personal and physical security for Walnut), the Original Catalog Department at Van Pelt, and two Police sites, 3914 Locust Du Bois residents.” Walk and the 3927 Walnut mini-station. “The incidents reported at Du Bois College • Friday a coalition of students, neighbors, Physical Plant staff and the homeless House last night are deeply disturbing,” said Interim themselves held a clean-up of the Park, which all can still use. President Claire Fagin at presstime. “Acts such as “While the area designated as ‘People’s Park’ is private property of the University, and no these are intolerable and violate our deepest sense more public than any part of the campus,” said Mr. Bryan. “Homeless individuals have not of personal and communal safety.” been banned from the area. As members of the West Philadelphia community, they may visit the Park freely and use it for its intended purpose, recreation. No one, however, is permitted to reside on the property.” Almanac October 12, 1993 senate For Discussion October 13: From the Chair Racial Harassment, Undergraduate Education The University Council’s first meet- Of Schools and Departments ing of 1993 has on its agenda two items for discussion— School and departmental structures were not handed down at Sinai nor are they fixed in the fir- • the 1993 agenda itself with a focus maments above. They are simply organizational and bureaucratic arrangements needed to manage on undergraduate education including a university. The structure and paradigms of knowledge are constantly changing and the University academic integrity, housing and the use must examine and modify organizational structures to ensure that those structures allow the University of Locust Walk; and to advance its mission. More precisely, structures should support disciplines rather than disciplines • a proposal to suspend the racial harass- being forced to “fit in” to existing structures. At Penn, cognitive science and materials science are ment code (Almanac September 21). two examples of disciplines that do not fit within our departmental and school structures. There are Council will also hear the first reading other examples where historical and regulatory forces led the University to create separate structures of a bylaws revision proposed by the Com- that may no longer be appropriate. As we plan for the future of the University it is essential that we mittee on Committees. The resolution, to examine the appropriateness of existing structures. be published next week and scheduled for At the same time that we insist on examination and review of these structures we must also voting upon in November, adds nonacadem- insist that ultimate decisions be made in full consultation with the faculty involved. These faculty ics members to several committees and are the ones most familiar with their disciplines and they are the individuals whose careers are most adjusts the charges of two (Facilities and affected by such changes. A decade ago following the decision to close the School of Public and Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics). Urban Policy, an ad hoc Senate committee wrote: Unless the (faculty) are engaged broadly in strategic planning, they will—necessarily—repeat- Note: University Council members and edly oppose new initiatives on grounds which the administration will consider uninformed and observers are reminded that Council’s meet- parochial. Even worse they will accept them with hostility and kill them with indifference.1 ingplace has been changed to Mc-Clelland Lounge in the Quadrangle. A PennCard is In 1991, then Provost Aiken wrote to the Academic Deans as follows: required for entry to the Quad. Although the organization of a school into departments is an administrative decision, the Dean should make his or her recommendation only after a careful study, a dialogue with involved faculty, and a thorough discussion in a meeting of the standing faculty of the school.2 A similar statement should apply to proposed changes in the organizational structure of the University. Corrections There are currently no procedures listed in the Handbook for Faculty and Academic Administra- In Almanac September 28, the member- tors for changing administrative structures3 (e.g., schools and departments). I believe that it would ship of the Provost’s Search Committee be useful to have such guidelines and have asked the Senate Committee on the Faculty to consider was out of date: Brian Bora, C ’94, has drafting such procedures and policies. Alan Auerbach ([email protected]) is the chair replaced Jonathan Goldstein in the UA of this committee and he and his committee will welcome your comments on this important topic. component. In that issue’s front-page story on proposals to close some SAS departments, Alma- nac incorrectly said the Dean proposed to 1 Ad Hoc Senate Committee on Faculty Involvement in “close” Slavic Languages and Literature. Academic Planning, Almanac April 12, 1983. The department is to be in receivership, as 2 Provost Memorandum, September 16, 1991. 3 outlined the Dean’s letter on page 5 of the There are, of course, procedures concerning the September 28 issue. faculty of programs or schools that have been discontinued. From the Senate Office

Actions Taken by the Senate Executive Committee Wednesday, October 6, 1993

1. Proposed Actions on Five SAS Departments. The chair reported to judge misconduct. The faculty of the School of Arts and Sciences has that Dean Rosemary Stevens had met with him to inform him that she was approved a resolution to oppose transfer of such power outside of the aware of the existing procedures for closing departments and intended to faculty of the school. Members of the task force reported that the proposal follow them. There was consensus among the members of the Executive increases faculty rights by transferring them to the Faculty Senate, where Committee that it was appropriate for the Faculty Senate to examine the deans cannot influence the committee on academic freedom and responsi- procedures followed in this case. From the available facts, it appeared bility. The proposal retains the scope and power of the school committee that full consultation with the affected faculty had not occurred. The chair on academic freedom and responsibility. announced that he would ask the Senate Committee on the Faculty to ex- Members of the task force that drafted the proposal pointed out that the amine the process in this case and, if necessary, propose new procedures goal of the new procedure is to protect faculty rights not to make it easier for closing schools and departments that ensure that faculty participate in to punish faculty. Several items still require resolution. These include discussions that involve their university affiliation and assignments. defining dean’s minor sanctions and developing a mechanism for bringing 2. Academic Planning and Budget Committee. The focus of the disability cases to the just cause procedure. committee’s work this year will be on undergraduate education. Particular It was pointed that the new procedure is complex and needs to be emphasis will be placed on the out-of-class experience, advising, and col- clearly communicated to the faculty prior to a vote. To achieve this goal, lege houses. it was agreed that the Senate Chair will ask representatives from clusters 3. Proposed Procedures Governing Sanctions Taken Against of Faculty Senate constituencies to meet within the next few weeks to Faculty Members. The Senate Executive Committee has taken respon- discuss this proposal. Prior to these meetings the proposal and explanatory sibility for advising the president on procedures for bringing this proposal material will be published in Almanac. to the faculty for a vote. 4. Presidential Search. The Chair of the Presidential Search Commit- The proposed revision provides a common process for adjudicating tee, Alvin Shoemaker described the efforts of the committee. SEC members matters now covered under four different processes: Just Cause Proce- spoke on the high priority that the new president be an outstanding academic, dure, Senate Committee on Conduct, Policy on Misconduct in Research, the role of the president in representing the University to the community and and Disability. The existing processes are confusing and, in some cases, the increasing role of international programs within the University. inconsistent. SEC members urged that care be taken to ensure that the new The Senate Chair noted that two Senate committees are working on a procedure is clear. plan for the future of the University and requested that the search com- The proposed new procedure would create a University-wide tribunal mittee chair distribute this plan to candidates for the presidency.

Almanac October 12, 1993 From the Provost The following was sent to Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators Arlen Specter (R) and Harris Wofford (D). ‘It Felt Like a Family. . .’ On Thursday, October 7, I had an extraordinary experience that I want to Open Letter on the Future of the NSF share with the Penn community. I was invited to say a few words of welcome I am writing to express the University of Pennsylvania’s deep concern with language in the Senate to the 25-Year Club. I expected to find a Appropriations Committee report on HR 2491, the FY 94 funding bill for the Departments of Veterans’ group of fair size, maybe 50-100 people, Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies, regarding the future of the National Science Foundation. of whom I would know a few. Wrong!! The language of the Senate report poses a serious threat to the process of scientific discovery, the The only word to describe my reaction fundamental building block for the development of technology essential to enhancing our economic to walking into the Penn Tower Grand competitiveness and security. Specifically, the report directs the National Science Foundation, the Ballroom was shock. The size of the group only Federal agency with a mandate for funding basic research in the physical and mathematical (288), the hubbub of warmth, liveliness, sciences, to ensure that not less than 60 percent of its research is dedicated to “strategic” research spirit and fun, the feeling that I knew so many of the assembled, and especially objectives, rather than basic discoveries. the extraordinary mix were thrilling. Clearly, there is a compelling national interest in providing Federal support for the development, What did it tell me? First, how many of application, and rapid transfer to the market of the discoveries that are the product of basic scientific us love this wonderful University and our research. Indeed the Federal government has made a substantial investment in applied research and colleagues. Second, how many of us are development that dwarfs its support of fundamental scientific inquiry. The American Association willing to devote a major part of our lives for the Advancement of Science estimates that, in FY 93, Federal support for applied research and to making Penn the best of its peers. Third, development will be $58.5 billion, while support for basic research will be $14.3 billion. These how young 25+ year “workers” are (some efforts to bring discoveries more rapidly into the market have been recently augmented by Federal looked barely past 25 years old). And fourth, investments in the National Institute of Standards and Technology and in the defense technology and perhaps most important, that we are a conversion initiatives of the Advanced Research Projects Agency. diverse community of people representing The redirection of Federal support for research further away from the process of discovery, in the all walks of life, who can communicate one agency of the Federal government with a mandate to support basic research, would have terrible with each other successfully. implications for our ability to meet the very real goal of enhancing the science and technology base It felt like a family gathering. to advance our nation’s competitiveness. Sincerely, Furthermore, the committee report is self-contradictory in describing science as being “ fundamen- Claire Fagin tally about pursuing new ideas and new ways of thinking” and then calling for annual quantifiable performance milestones. Really new ideas do not readily develop according to a preordained schedule. Ed. Note: Names of new 25-Year Club Tight scheduling is appropriate for development projects where protocols are well established and members are listed on the back page. program progress can be reasonably well predicted. It is quite simply not appropriate for the pursuit of breakthrough concepts in science. I hope you will urge your colleagues on the conference committee on HR 2491 not to adopt these directives to the NSF. This criticism notwithstanding, there are several aspects of the Senate report concerning NSF funding that deserve commendation. First, the Appropriations committee has taken a major step Faculty for a Penn Road Show toward acknowledging the need for Federal investment in helping to rebuild and modernize aca- The Department of Alumni Relations demic research facilities and instrumentation. Second, the Committee has continued the trend toward is recruiting faculty speakers to send on increasing support, within the NSF budget, for the precollege and undergraduate education programs the road to address members of regional in science and mathematics that are essential to improving instruction and encouraging our students, alumni clubs around the country. Alumni at an early age, to understand and appreciate the value of science in an increasingly complex world. Relations pays related travel expenses or Finally, the Committee has recognized the substantial changes and reforms in the rules for reimburs- offsets expenses when speakers combine ing universities for the indirect costs associated with Federally-sponsored research that have been travel for research, conferences, etc. adopted during the past two years, and has appropriately suggested that further review of the indirect Those interested in participating cost system would be counterproductive at this time. These changes should, as the Committee states, should send a note or curriculum vitae outlining their areas of expertise to Joan be given an opportunity to demonstrate their effectiveness in correcting an ambiguity in the rules Grimm and/or Geoff Ginsberg, Depart- and in enhancing public trust in Federally sponsored research. ment of Alumni Relations, Sweeten Alum- I very much appreciate your consideration of these issues as you and your colleagues go to ni Center, 3533 Locust Walk/6226. conference on HR 2491. — Marvin Lazerson, Interim Provost Library’s 4 millionth Acquisition: A Celebration October 28 On October 28, the University of Pennsyl- and Margy Ellin Meyerson, the newly elected lection contained volumes donated by Franklin vania Library will celebrate a major milestone leaders of the Friends of the Library. and by the first provost, William Smith, and in its 243-year history: passing the four-million Acknowledging the growing array of contributions of Louis XVI, King of France. The mark in acquisitions. powerful informational resources in electronic original collection survives today, a small but Presentation of the four-millionth com- format, the Library has chosen as one of its significant part of the whole. Rare and unique memorative acquisitions—plural—will be made commemorative acquisitions Current Contents, volumes will be contributed by the Friends of at ceremonies to be held at 4 p.m. in the Esther the newest addition to the databases comprising the Library and other supporters during the and Philip Klein Lounge of the Van Pelt-Dietrich PennLin, the Library’s computerized catalog and celebration as well, carrying on the tradition of Library Center. The lounge itself will also be information network. A valued reference tool for the Library’s Founder, Benjamin Franklin. rededicated at the time, said Dr. Paul Mosher, scholars in the sciences and humanities, Current “The four-millionth acquisition is an occa- Vice President and Director of Libraries. Contents indexes the tables of contents to more sion to celebrate the Library’s long history and Since acquisitions don’t arrive single file, Dr. than 6,500 research journals. The online version distinctive position,” Dr. Mosher added. “But Mosher said, the Library staff have chosen three also includes article abstracts. it is also a time to underscore the links between categories of acquisitions to highlight, both to “Although electronic materials are critical ongoing research and the resources a library “recognize the Library’s collections, with their to research and instruction, the printed book brings to that.” long and rich traditions, and to signal new and remains the Library’s most abiding and abun- How? exciting directions for the future.” dant resource,” Dr. Mosher said. “Originating By making the third kind of commemorative Interim President Claire Fagin will be there, in 1750, Penn’s Library is one of the four oldest four-millionth “a distinguished work of scholar- along with President Emeritus Martin Meyerson academic libraries in the nation. Its early col- ship by a Penn faculty member.”

Almanac October 12, 1993 “There are more than two thousand active alumni of Penn Chemical Engineering, including leaders of the chemical industry and distinguished members of academia,” says this short history provided by the Department. On October 22, there will be a Centennial Convocation, preceded by the President’s Forum The Earth: Where’s the Common Ground?—in which one of the oldest scientific endeavors at Penn shares the limelight with one of the newest (see page 5). Chemical Engineering at Penn: The First 100 Years

The University of Pennsylvania is the nation’s fourth oldest institution of higher learning, trac- ing its roots to 1740. Throughout its history it has been a center for academic excellence and innovation in higher education. Under the guid- ance of its founder, Benjamin Franklin, Penn was the first in the Colonies to combine the teaching of classical subjects with applied knowledge, and in 1779 became the nation’s first university. Franklin’s legacy is one that values the notion that knowledge should be put to work as much as it values the traditional realm of intellectual discourse. As he proposed, youth should be educated in those things that are “most useful and most ornamental.” Penn’s Department of Mines, Arts and Manu- facture was formed with four professors in 1855 and soon enrolled twenty-two students. The school year started on the first day of December and lasted until the end of March. Each course consisted of thirty lectures; the fee, five dollars for the term, was collected by the janitor at the start of the course and was the only salary for the professors. In 1869, ground on the present campus across engineering during the last three decades of the the following description of the course in chemi- the Schuylkill River was purchased for a scientific nineteenth century: F.A. Genth, Samuel Sadtler cal engineering: school. College Hall on the new campus was and Edgar Fahs Smith. All three obtained their This course has been arranged with the dedicated on October 11, 1872. There was now Ph.D.’s in Germany. Genth was president of the view of enabling chemical engineering stu- a faculty of twelve professors and four instructors American Chemical Society in 1880, Sadtler dents to familiarize themselves with mechani- in engineering. For admission, a student had to was the first president of the American Institute cal subjects to such a degree that they will be be fourteen years old and was required to pass of Chemical Engineers in 1908, and Smith was able to overcome the many difficulties which examinations in ancient and modern geography, president of the American Chemical Society in are constantly presenting themselves to those English grammar, arithmetic, and algebra as far as 1895, 1920 and 1921. Sadtler taught at Penn from who are engaged in extending the applications quadratic equations. The school session of three 1874 to 1891. His last position was as Professor of chemistry. The chemical studies introduced terms started in September and ended in June. of Organic and Industrial Chemistry. In addition in this course will not only give the student a In 1875, John Henry Towne, a University to his academic work, he established a successful thorough acquaintance with the fundamental trustee, left an estate to endow salaries in the consulting business in Philadelphia. It was Edgar principles of chemical science, but will also science department. The gift was the largest Fahs Smith who organized the four-year B.S. afford him a complete drill in analysis, and ever received by the University, and the school programs in chemistry in 1892 and in chemical in the preparation of inorganic and organic was named the Towne Scientific School. By engineering in 1893. The department was named products. Instruction in technical analysis and 1883, engineering degrees were granted in civil, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and was applied chemistry is reserved until the last mining and mechanical engineering. A full four- in the Towne Scientific School. This organiza- year. This has been purposely so arranged. year program leading to a B.S. in chemistry was tion lasted from 1893 until 1951, when Melvin It permits of the previous preparation in established in 1892. In 1893, a four-year program (Mike) Molstad became the first Chairman of chemistry and mechanics, so necessary for the for a B.S. degree in chemical engineering was the new School of Chemical Engineering. Thus, intelligent comprehension of the mechanisms started. Each year since 1893 a curriculum has chemistry existed in a school in which all of the involved in the applications of chemistry. The been taught in chemical engineering at the Uni- other curricula were engineering, whereas all of course aims at being practical. Laboratory versity of Pennsylvania. This continuity confers the other sciences at Penn were in the College methods will be preferred for instruction. upon the Penn chemical engineering program of Arts and Sciences. The close association of Frequent excursions will be made to adjacent the distinction of being the oldest program in chemistry and chemical engineering affected plants for the purpose of studying practical continuous operation in the United States. both curricula. For example, an extensive course processes in operation and examining in de- The first separate chair for chemistry was taken together by seniors of both groups was tail the mechanical appliances that are used. established in 1769 in the Medical School, and Industrial Chemistry, a ten-hours-per-week The degree conferred upon graduates of this was occupied by Benjamin Rush, who was widely laboratory which included plant trips to local course will be Bachelor of Science in Chemi- featured in the scientific and medical fields of industries. The plant trips were made every fort- cal Engineering. Three years after graduation his time. In 1795, James Woodhouse became the night until the second world war, which forced those bachelors of science who have shown first Professor of Chemistry at the University a temporary discontinuance of the activity. A marked progress in their professions and who outside the Medical School. The position was senior course in chemical engineering called submit a satisfactory thesis, may be granted offered to Woodhouse after it had been declined Chemical Processes grew out of this early course the degree of Chemical Engineer. by Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen. in Industrial Chemistry. The original curriculum combined chemistry Three professors of chemistry were respon- The Catalogue and Announcement of the and mechanical engineering courses (including sible for the growth of chemistry and chemical University of Pennsylvania for 1892-93 contains mechanical drawing). The heavy load required Almanac October 12, 1993 five and one-half days per week of class activity. 128,000 square feet of floor space and cost of its full-time doctoral programs. A portion of There was a much greater emphasis on inor- $730,000. these funds, combined with matching funds from ganic than organic chemistry, particularly in the With the arrival of Norman Krase in 1936, the National Science Foundation, were applied qualitative and quantitative procedures where the Harding Bliss in 1937 and Norman Hixson in to a modernization of the research and teaching student was given the dreaded “unknowns.” The 1938, a completely revised and modern under- facilities. A vigorous program for obtaining new work load earned for chemical engineering the graduate program was developed and a graduate talent was begun. Particularly important in this reputation as the hardest engineering program. program leading to the Ph.D. degree was inau- period was Arthur Humphrey, who became Smith was Chairman of the department until gurated. Krase and Bliss left in 1939 and were Chairman and later Dean of Engineering and 1889, when he became Vice Provost and, in replaced by Melvin Molstad and Erwing Amick. Applied Science, and who was responsible for 1911, Provost. This was the University’s high- During the wartime years, the undergraduate the development of a biochemical program within est office and removed him considerably from civilian student body fell off sharply, but it the chemical engineering department. With the operations in chemistry. He retired in 1920. was replaced by a naval V-12 training program arrivals of Alan Myers, Mitchell Litt, William Although chemistry professors, including Smith and the Army ASTP program. Seventy-five Forsman, Daniel Perlmutter, Stuart Churchill, while he was Provost, carried on research, there volunteers were assigned to Penn for training, Warren Seider, David Graves, John Quinn and was no consideration of a graduate program in their backgrounds varying from trade school to a few others who have since left the University, chemical engineering. masters degrees in chemistry. The group eventu- Penn witnessed the arrival of the 1970s endowed The primary changes in the courses at Penn ally shrank to 17 excellent and highly motivated with a strong and distinguished research and up to 1920 were a clearer definition of the various students. Fifteen of them eventually transferred to teaching chemical engineering faculty. fields of chemistry, a considerable increase of active duty at the Manhattan Project at Columbia Younger generations also played a significant emphasis on organic chemistry, pure and applied, University. role in bringing distinction to the Penn program. and the introduction of electrochemistry because Ralph Thompson replaced Amick shortly Elizabeth Dussan V., Eduardo Glandt and Doug- of Smith’s prominence in the field. During this after the start of the war. John Goff, a mechanical las Lauffenburger joined it in the 1970s while period came the introduction of a continuing engineer and thermodynamicist, became Dean Raymond Gorte, Lyle Ungar, John Vohs, Kyle puzzle for chemical engineers: learning thermo- of the Towne Scientific School in 1938 and Vanderlick and Paul Weisz came in the 1980s. dynamics from physical chemists and then from continued during the wartime period. In 1951, Even those who departed after some years left mechanical engineers. It was not until 1927 that while Harold Stassen was President of the Uni- an indelible mark in the style and spirit of the two undergraduate courses labeled Ch.E. were versity, the Department of Chemical Engineering program. introduced. One was a course in Materials of was made independent of Chemistry. Molstad Today there are more than two thousand Construction and the other was a start in unit became its first Chairman and held this office active alumni of Penn Chemical Engineering, operations. By 1920 there were three assistant until 1962. including leaders of the chemical industry and professors of chemical engineering: Russel Heuer, The following years saw an expansion of the distinguished members of academia. It is these Edward Fenimore and A. Kenneth Graham. chemical engineering faculty and its undergradu- alumni who are testimony of the vitality of the During the late 1920s and early 1930s the size ate and graduate programs. University President program over its first hundred years. Penn Chemi- of the chemical engineering classes increased Gaylord Harnwell, a physicist, supported en- cal Engineering enters its second century with a until in 1936 the senior class ranged from 30 to gineering with enthusiasm. An office of Vice proud heritage and a commitment to continued 45 students. This was considerably larger than President in charge of engineering was created; excellence as it welcomes the challenges of the the classes in the chemistry program and created the post was filled by Carl C. Chambers, an 21st Century a problem for lack of space. electrical engineer. Under him were two assistant When the Towne Building was dedicated vice presidents, Reid Warren for undergraduate in 1906 it received considerable acclaim. The affairs and Norman Hixson for graduate affairs This article was adapted and modified by the De- comment from Engineering News was “It is with and research. This reorganization unified all of the partment from A.N. Hixson and A.L. Myers, “Four little doubt the finest, largest, and best equipped engineering faculties into one common faculty. Score and Seven Years of Chemical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania,” in A Century structure devoted to instruction in engineering in In 1963 the Ford Foundation granted the of Chemical Engineering, William F. Furter,ed., the United States, if not the world.” It contained University three million dollars for the expansion Plenum, 1982.

Celebrating 100 Years of Chemical Engineering ...... and the Next Hundred Years Wednesday, October 20—Opening Day • Reception, 6:15 p.m.; Dinner, 7 p.m.; The Institute for Environmental Studies • Strategy for Economic Growth: Lessons Grand Ballroom, Penn Tower Hotel. Reserva- invites all members of the University com- from the Chemical Industry; Ralph Landau tions must be made in advance at 898-8351. munity to participate on Friday, October 22, (ChE ‘37, Hon ‘93); Ralph Connor Lecture Bruce Montgomery directs the Penn Glee in the President’s Symposium entitled The of the Chemical Heritage Foundation; 3:30 Club after dessert. Earth: Where’s the Common Ground? p.m.; refreshments, 3 p.m.; reception, 5 p.m.; Friday, October 22—Environmental This event is sponsored by the Office Alumni Hall, Towne Building. Day of the President; the Institute for Envi- • Informal Class Reunion Activities. ronmental Studies; the Department of • The Earth: Where’s the Common Ground?; Thursday, October 21—Alumni Day Chemical Engineering, on the occasion of President’s forum keynote sessions; 10:30 a.m.- its 100th anniversary; and the Institute for • The Campus and the Towne; historical noon; Alumni Hall, Towne Building. Environmental Medicine, whose members symposium; 2-4 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, No charge, but seating is limited and ad- University Museum; reception, 4 p.m.; Chi- are celebrating 25 years of research at the vance registration must be made at 898-8351 University of Pennsylvania. nese Rotunda, Museum. or 573-3164. Penn Then and Now; Michel Huber, Execu- As we begin our first year as an estab- • Lunch/Breakout Discussions; 12:30-2p.m.; lished Institute, we are pleased to share this tive Secretary, General Alumni Society. Towne Building; $10 for boxed lunch. Provost Harrison as Santa: The Gift of occasion with our colleagues celebrating • Open House for Chemical Engineering these important anniversaries. With contribu- the Towne Building; George Thomas, historic and Institute for Environmental Studies; 2-3 preservation and urban studies. tions from these programs, and from many p.m.; first floor corridor, Towne Building. other individuals and programs pursuing • Convocation: Ceremony of Medals; 4:30-6 • From the Stratosphere to Urban Smog: p.m.; Lower Egyptian Gallery, Museum. environmental research and teaching across Academic Procession, Conferral of Medals The Chemistry of the Atmosphere; John the University, we hope that the Institute by President Claire Fagin to Neal Amundson, Seinfeld, CalTech; Centennial Lecture; 3:30 for Environmental Studies will establish a Stuart Churchill and Arthur Humphrey; key- p.m.; 216 Moore School. presence as valuable and as enduring. • Creative Solutions to Ecological Issues; note speech by Arthur Humphrey. — Robert Giegengack and Irving Shapiro Convocation is open to the public, but inaugural reception; 5:30 p.m.; Arthur Ross seating is limited. Gallery, Furness Building. Institute for Environmental Studies

Almanac October 12, 1993 Speaking Out

On Racial Harassment Policy harassment. People’s belief systems run suggests to us that your decision reflects a Thank you for inviting members of the deep and are difficult to change. They can judgment of the substance of the field aside University Community to offer advice and/or only be changed when subject to challenge. from the issue of how it is structured and comment on the current Racial Harassment They can only be challenged when they are administered at Penn. Policy and the impact of Part II of the policy stated. They can only be stated in an open Your recommendation to close the on freedom of speech. atmosphere of trust. Regional Science Department should be There is an inherent conflict between the I question why the Racial Harassment reconsidered because it is based on a poor protection of an individual’s right to freedom Policy is so much stronger on its speech understanding of how Regional Science is of speech and the protection of an individual restrictions than the Sexual Harassment defined. The field is an independent discipline; from racial harassment in the form of speech Policy. Penn would be a much more honest it is not applied economics, geography, or city and writing. I do not believe that the Univer- community if it abolished Part II of the Racial planning in disguise as you have suggested. sity intended Part II of the Racial Harassment Harassment Policy and taught its minorities The antecedents of Regional Science are Policy to be a vehicle of censorship. I do be- and women how to fight harassment with geography and economics, two disciplines lieve, however, that on a daily basis the policy words. The appearance of tolerance can be with very different traditions and methods fosters self-censorship and group censorship. legislated. True tolerance must be learned. for understanding the social world. Regional This censorship drives ever deepening wedges Sometimes the best teachers are empowered Science studies the location patterns of people, between individuals and groups eroding the victims of intolerance. firms and cities by adding the model building fabric of the community. — Mary Simkins, tools of economics to the traditional lines of I can only speak from personal experience. Senior Benefits Specialist inquiry in geography. This mixture of perspec- Prior to joining Penn five years ago, I worked tives and a stable focus on urban and regional for a mid-sized paralegal copying firm in For the President’s Ear problems have allowed Regional Science to their Philadelphia branch which employed Below is the list of times and sites for the grow beyond the parent disciplines to become ap-proximately fifty people. I often say I felt meetings I intend to have with students for the a unique interdisciplinary specialty in much like I worked in the United Nations. There purpose of learning from them anything they the same way that neuroscience has grown were white American (of various ethnic would like the President or Provost to know. beyond its scientific parents in medicine. backgrounds), African American, Islander, I ask the help of the faculty and staff in Regional Science is not city planning; Vietnamese, Filipino and Chinese employ- spreading the word that any student, graduate economics is not business; chemistry is not ees. To my knowledge, there was no racial or undergraduate, is welcome. Of course, chemical engineering; and so on. Academic harassment policy. There was, however, an dining service requirements must be met at and professional research disciplines are dif- expected standard of professional behavior all times with the exception of the Hall of ferent, and rightly so. They are complements, from all employees. Flags in Houston Hall. not substitutes. Critics of the role universities I will never forget my employment at this play in the larger community lament that —Nicholas Constan, there are too few bridges between theory and company. I learned volumes about myself and Assistant to the President the people I worked with. I came to appreciate practice; the idea that one can replace the and respect aspects of the African American, Thursday, October 14: lunch, noon-1:30 p.m., other is not supported. Other critics argue that Italian American, Filipino, Vietnamese, Chi- Kings Court/English House Commons; the boundaries between disciplines should nese and Island cultures that were taught to Wednesday, October 20: breakfast, 7:30-9 be less rigid, for example, that qualitative me by my co-workers. I was able to become a.m., Hill House Commons; and quantitative research should be linked. friends with a number of people who were Monday, October 25: dinner, 5:30-7 p.m., You have an opportunity to use Regional not like me. I cannot, in this short space, 1920 Commons; Science as a stanchion upon which to build convey how they altered my concepts of Friday, November 5: lunch, noon-1:30 p.m., bridges between regional theory and practice beauty, friendship and self. They also taught Stouffer Commons; at Penn. Moreover, it is important to invest me to respect cultural customs that seem old- Monday, November 8: coffee hour, 3:30-5 in these programs, including the Regional fashioned to an American but which are held p.m., Houston Hall/Hall of Flags; Science Department. We challenge the no- in high regard by other cultures. I also know Friday, November 12: breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m., tion that spatial urban and regional analysis that I challenged and changed some of their 1920 Commons; is not a worthy academic pursuit because in views about white American women. Tuesday, November 16: dinner, 5:30-7 p.m., your words, “[Geography departments] have The single most important lesson that I Kings Court/English House; nearly disappeared in the United States.” This learned from these relationships is the need Tuesday, November 23: lunch, noon-1:30 is untrue. According to the 1992-93 Guide to talk openly, honestly and frankly with p.m., Hill House Commons; to Programs of Geography in the United people who are not like me. I occasionally Thursday, December 2: dinner, 5:30-7 p.m., States and Canada there are currently 177 did offend my friends and they occasionally Stouffer Commons; geography programs in U.S. universities, offended me with remarks said out of cultural Wednesday, December 8: coffee hour, 3:30-5 among them U.C. Berkeley (and four other ignorance. However, when relationships are p.m., Houston Hall/Hall of Flags. U.C. campuses), the University of Chicago, built on mutual respect they can withstand the Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, Illinois, North occasional callous remark. When people are The following letter was sent to SAS Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mount Holyoke, free to speak their minds, they can respond Dean Rosemary Stevens and to and Vassar. Large research universities and to ignorant remarks and educate. Almanac for publication. liberal arts colleges dedicated to undergradu- I have not been able to form such friend- ate education maintain related departments. ships at Penn. There seems to be an atmosphere Open Letter: Regional Science If the Regional Science format has not been of distrust. The people at Penn must start talk- Dear Dean Stevens, precisely copied at other places, perhaps that ing openly and honestly about what they think As graduate students in the Department of means that other places are slow to adapt, not and feel before the community can heal. The Regional Science, we have listened with con- that something is wrong with Penn. political correctness which has permeated the cern to your recommendations regarding the Although Penn’s department is small and campus has left many feeling like the thought closing of our department and to the ensuing unique in the U.S., the last major ranking police are always watching. response from our faculty, other members of of urban and regional programs (1983) by The Sexual Harassment Policy seems this University and scholars from around the publication performance placed it at the top to strike a better balance than the Racial world. Despite this continuing discussion, it by every measure. (The study is attached [to Harassment Policy between the protection remains unclear to us why, of the departments the original letter sent to the dean—Ed.]) of an individual’s right to freedom of speech slated for closure, only Regional Science has Moreover, there were 1,836 members from and the protection of an individual from been singled out for complete dissolution. It continued past insert

Almanac October 12, 1993 Speaking Out continued from page 6 able options. The result of integrating an AmCiv with a University-wide interactive multimedia curriculum into other departments, or merging system, basic courses not requiring a human 67 different countries in the Regional Science Astronomy with Astrophysics in the Physics presence could be replaced with computerized Association International in 1992 and there department is that it will lead to the demise courses offering immediate feedback. Most are approximately 2,100 subscribers to the of those fields at the University. The reason is of these courses are better suited for students Journal of Regional Science, which is edited simple enough—without increased budgets, working at their own pace, since it is impera- here at Penn. In addition, NSF sponsors and the newly expanded departments will have tive that basic knowledge be learned cold. The promotes Regional Science research through no incentive to fill future vacancies or recruit new media technologies have proven to be its Geography and Regional Science Program students in those fields that are to be integrated. successful in beginning language classes at within the Social, Behavioral and Economic This will become particularly apparent when secondary and primary levels, so why wouldn’t Sciences Directorate. the exemption from Age Discrimination in they work for adults? The savings could be Before you pursue your efforts to elimi- Employment Act expires on January 1, 1994. passed onto students and the increase in the nate Regional Science, please come talk to This means that departments can no longer invaluable commodity of time will benefit all. us and learn what we are about. Check your count on a regular attrition of older faculty The benefits of releasing faculty and students information. Spatial analysis and model- members to make way for the new. from the constraints of curricula that are out- ing are alive and well in the US. Regional The broader question of the School’s moded is obvious. Science is an independent discipline which academic integrity remains open. It is time for A myriad of ideas about education is contributes to current policy questions. The the administration of the School of Arts and emerging out of the changes taking place formation of the EC region, the regional im- Sciences to seriously consider a reassessment in the world, both politically and in tech- pact of NAFTA, and studies of the underclass of its structure and efficiency as a teaching and nologies. There are many who believe that and the geographic concentration of urban research environment. Dr. Stevens inherited a traditional educational institutions are the poverty, are just three current policy areas wealth of problems, financial and academic, last places where fundamental pedagogical that Regional Science is especially capable left after six years of disarray, but it would advance-ments are taken advantage of. The of addressing. be a pity if her tenure as dean were marked endless bureaucracies, inherent in quasi-gov- Individuals have influence. Your actions only by stop-gap measures to keep the school ernmental institutions such as universities, regarding the Regional Science Department afloat. The financial challenges offer the dean obstruct the flow of new technologies and have implications beyond Penn’s administra- a unique opportunity to address pedagogical ideas. Because of this, in a few short years, tive matters because of Penn’s unique place problems that are endemic to the School. new schools will arise out of the current in the development of the field. Consider the Tinkering with a system formulated to meet media revolution and they will radically alter options. Action which ignores the challenge the needs of the nineteenth century will not the way we think about higher education and of facts is ideology, not leadership. do for the next millennium. Formulating a the institutional approach to learning; Dean — Submitted to Almanac by Toni Horst new model for liberal arts education should Stevens’ task will be to sit on the sidelines and Diana Koros on behalf of 26 be a priority for this administration. or catch the wave. Penn’s recent fiascoes Regional Science Graduate One approach, which I have discussed involving multicultural issues ought to be suf- Student Signers with Dr. Stevens in the past, would eliminate ficient cause for a reexamination of systemic separate departments altogether in exchange defects in the way students are introduced to On SAS Departments for a fluid, organic curriculum that discourages the global environment—only a new school Dr. Stevens is to be congratulated for her the duplication of administrative tasks within can teach in a new world. willingness to make tough decisions needed to departments. Leaving only a skeleton of re- —Leonard F. Reuter, Doctoral Student maintain the financial integrity of the School quirements for students wishing to concentrate Asian and Middle Eastern Studies of Arts and Sciences (Almanac, September 28, in the sciences as opposed to humanities, for 1993), but it is unclear whether she has been instance, faculty and students would be free to Ed . Note: The Dean’s Executive Summary given the opportunity to explore all of the avail- pursue their individual goals. In conjunction of the SAS Strategic Plan is on pages 8-9.

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Why Penn’s Way? Because Working Together Works As the Director of Community Relations, I come in contact with many department, Penn VIPs and many other groups on campus collaborating organizations that are trying to make a real difference in our city and right to make a difference on campus. here in West Philadelphia. And, coming aboard as director of community But it has also called for the tremendously enlightened help of a Penn’s relations for Penn approximately nine months ago—after being away from Way recipient agency, Horizon House Inc., a service I’ve had personal contact Penn as a student, coming back to be part of the staff—I have noticed a with over the past ten years. Penn invited Horizon House’s Alice Herzon to major shift in the attitude and culture of the University. a meeting to provide us with information about their ways of addressing the Many parts of this University have begun to open up to the community. needs of the less fortunate of our community who have mental health and Penn has opened doors to many groups that work with children and youth substance abuse problems associated with homelessness. Since that time of the area. We have also developed relations with what used to be staunch they have agreed to train staff and students who want to help with these community opposers to Penn—and now have begun to win their confidence. problems—and they have also provided on-site case management services, The Student Community Involvement programs that Todd Waller coordinates, placements and other interventions with the homeless on campus. Our very such as Into the Streets and the Summer of Service, attest to our changing welcome progress with the People’s Park is one result. culture. The Volunteers in Public Service (Penn VIPs), headed by Bonnie Notice that I mentioned not only Horizon House but also staff and students Ragsdale, emphasizes that Penn is serious about building community partner- as problem-solvers when it came to helping the homeless at Penn. Did you ships. VIPs are faculty, staff and alumni and students who contribute their know that one Penn’s Way recipient is a Penn student-initiated, student-led time to many organizations, schools and other groups in the community. activity? It’s the umbrella organization called ACCESS: Active Community My special focus, as most people know, is economic development, Coalition Efforts Sponsored by Students, and its president is Phong Nguyen, and I am proud that Penn has taken such steps as the new partnerships W’94. ACCESS is where student groups turn for financial assistance for developed in purchasing. This is helping entrepreneurial West Philadelphia innovative student/community projects. It is the only student organization to succeed, and will have immeasurable ripple effects. in Penn’s Way, showing Penn’s real energy at work for others. Seemingly at the other end of the spectrum—but not really, if you stop There are as many other reasons for supporting Penn’s Way as there and think about what makes a community viable—is a problem a lot of are agencies in the Delaware Valley. These are just some of the ones I’ve people hate to have to think about at all: the homeless, and especially the personally seen at work very recently on this campus. But the point is homeless on our own campus. Here, more than anywhere, working together they do work: cooperation, collaboration, working together are the keys is the only thing that truly works. As the situation got out of hand this fall to building and sharing a community. in the People’s Park, it has taken the cooperation of UCHC, our police — Glenn D. Bryan, Director of Community Relations Almanac October 12, 1993 After review by the Academic Planning and Budget Committee, the twelve schools that make up the University of Pennsylvania will begin publishing their latest five-year plans inAlmanac . In these pages Dean Rosemary Stevens gives a preliminary view of the plan for the School of Arts and Sciences, as worded in July 1993.

Executive Summary of the School of Arts and Sciences Strategic Plan: Priorities for the Twenty-First Century, 1993-2000

Executive Summary 3. The Major. SAS will simplify the process of selecting a major by The University of Pennsylvania is one of the great universities in the extending faculty advising through the sophomore year. The School will world. The School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) is the core of its strength, also encourage departments to create or enhance research opportunities comprising 25% of the University’s standing faculty and 43% of all Penn for as many of their undergraduate majors as possible. students. 4. Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors. SAS will continue to join The most complex of all of Penn’s schools, SAS has four interrelated with other schools in offering innovative, inter-school and inter-disci- missions: plinary majors. It will nurture its ongoing programs in the Biological Basis of Behavior, Cognitive Science, Communications, and Design of • SAS aspires to provide the best undergraduate education in the world. the Environment and, with the launching of the joint Wharton/College • As one of the nation’s best graduate schools, SAS has the responsibility program in International Studies, will create an integrated curriculum for ensuring that the next generation of scientists, scholars and university joining the strengths of those two schools. and college teachers are well-prepared for their future roles. 5. Teaching. Excellence in teaching lies at the very heart of our mission. • SAS will strive to enhance its reputation as one of the nation’s pri- SAS will establish a Teaching Resource Center which, in conjunction mary research centers, with an abiding mission to pursue wisdom with the mentoring activities in individual departments, will buttress and advance knowledge through scholarly research in the humanities the School’s ongoing commitment to improving the teaching skills of and the social and natural sciences. all of its faculty and teaching assistants. • SAS will continue to set a standard nation-wide for a strong commitment to community service. III. Graduate Education The School’s overall mission is to optimize its multiple strengths through Graduate education is essential to the intellectual vitality of a research building, mobilizing, and nurturing a faculty that accepts responsibility University, preparing scholars and scientists to make original contributions in, and brings distinction to, all four of these areas. to the development of their disciplines and to be the next generation of faculty. Planning for graduate education in SAS through the remainder of I. Faculty this century occurs in an atmosphere of significant uncertainty. The qual- The SAS faculty is the heart and soul of the School, the mainstay of the ity of graduate programs across the School—and the quality of students two, mutually-supportive enterprises in which the School is engaged—re- applying to those programs—has never been higher. On a more troubling search and teaching. The single greatest challenge in the years to come is note, academic employment opportunities for many recent Ph.D.’s have to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the School’s faculty during a in the last few years been unusually constrained. Within this context, SAS period of continued fiscal constraint. The goal is three-fold: will proceed selectively to recruit outstanding students and to strengthen 1. To maintain a standing faculty of sufficient size to ensure flexibility its graduate programs. in responding to new intellectual opportunities and to increase SAS’s 1. Recruiting Outstanding Students. The School of Arts and competitiveness with other world-class universities. The specific goal Sciences plans to increase the number of multi-year fellowships is a faculty of 480 members in 1993-94, with a stable faculty size in the while maintaining the ability to provide adequate student stipends. range of 480-490 for the remainder of the century. New appointments The School will also work toward increased graduate student support will focus, where possible, on assistant professors. through University sources as well as outside corporate and government 2. To support this standing faculty during a period of severe financial foundations. SAS will continue its efforts to increase the proportion of constraint without compromising the ability to compensate faculty women and minorities within its graduate student body. adequately. Economies will be achieved in support staff, in equipment 2. Strengthening Graduate Programs. Each graduate group in SAS and in organization. will be required to develop its own clearly articulated statement of its 3. To utilize faculty resources within the School and across schools mission and methods for achieving that mission. Financial support for far more efficiently than in the past. graduate groups will be closely tied to their ability to achieve the goals embodied in those statements. II. Undergraduate Education In pursuit of excellence in graduate education, SAS will endeavor to: Undergraduate education in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) • increase the interaction between graduate students and faculty by occurs within a research University that is nationally acclaimed for the establishing workshops and colloquia in cross-disciplinary fields strength of its graduate programs and professional schools. The goal is to and exposing graduate students to research early in their careers, draw on both the strength of the SAS faculty and that of the entire Uni- • expand the availability of seed money for dissertation projects, versity to create an intellectual culture that will inspire in undergraduates • enhance programs for the training, monitoring, and mentoring of a passion for learning, a capacity for critical thinking, and a seriousness graduate students to be effective and stimulating teachers, of purpose that will equip them to lead productive and satisfying lives. • develop an integrated program to evaluate the progress of students Taking pride in its significant accomplishments in undergraduate edu- to help shorten the time to degree, cation since the last five-year plan, SAS will accelerate its efforts in the • and provide each student from year one with realistic career plan- following areas: ning information. 1. Advising. CAS will increase faculty participation in advising at all levels and insure that all first year students have a faculty advisor, IV. Lifelong Education a peer advisor and access to Assistant Deans for Advising. The School of Arts and Sciences, through its College of General Studies 2. Mathematics and Science Education. In the Fall of 1993, a (CGS), is committed to the enduring significance of the liberal arts and major revision of the calculus curriculum will go into effect. SAS sciences for citizens of all ages. will also organize a council of science and mathematics chairs and 1. CGS students earning bachelors degrees are at the core of the School’s undergraduate chairs to coordinate changes in content, presentation, lifelong education programs. We intend by the year 2000 to increase demonstrations, and laboratory activities for basic mathematics and the number of CGS students working on undergraduate degrees by at science instruction. least 10% from the current base of 600 students.

Almanac October 12, 1993 2. The School will expand its offering of graduate programs that serve 1. Instruction. SAS will help faculty to develop programs or to use the educational needs of mid-career students. The School will develop a programs developed elsewhere to enhance the learning process. Faculty Council for Graduate Continuing Studies to oversee and promote 2. Research Computing. SAS is developing a robust distributed self-contained masters degrees and other graduate level programs. computing environment that supports the research needs of the School. 3. SAS will continue to nourish the highly-successful language educa- This will occur using workstations and through the installation of an tion programs offered by the Penn Language Center and the English ethernet network for every appropriate room in SAS buildings. Language Program. 3. Administrative Computing. SAS will establish an administrative 4. CGS will work with the Development Office and the Office of Alumni computing advisory committee and produce a general set of guidelines Relations to develop innovative educational programs that create and for information access, for the development of applications, and for maintain good connections with Penn alumni through “weekend col- helping staff derive more benefit from client server technology. leges,” travel/study programs, and special seminars on or off campus. 4. Multi-Media Services. The School’s Multi-Media and Educational 5. The School of Arts and Sciences has traditionally administered & Technology Services (MMETS) will accelerate its impressive efforts a full program of Summer Sessions, and assists other Schools with at providing front-line support for multi-media classrooms and for marketing of campus credit courses that are given between May and faculty who wish to make use of this rapidly-developing technology August. Our goal is to dramatically increase the enrollments in a wide in their teaching. variety of credit and non-credit summer programs. VIII. Operating Needs And Budgetary Prospects V. International Studies Implementation of this far-reaching plan depends upon the availability One of our primary tasks as teachers and scholars is to prepare ourselves of both operating and capital funds, and on vigilant resource management and our students to live and work effectively, knowledgeably, and sensitively within the School. Two major issues must be resolved before SAS is able in a world characterized by increasing interdependence among the cultures to maintain a stabilized budget. These issues are: undergraduate financial and nations of the world. Toward that end, the School will be especially aid and level of subvention from central University sources. active in creating new opportunities in international education. Undergraduate Financial Aid. Historically, financial aid costs have 1. SAS intends not only to maintain but indeed increase the cultural remained at about 28% of undergraduate tuition income. Recent increases diversity of its student body by increasing modestly the number of in demand for financial aid require additional support from other sources. undergraduates studying at Penn from abroad. We must raise additional revenues for SAS of $4.128 million per year 2. SAS endorses the University’s goals of increasing the number of Penn over the course of the next four years in order to meet the projected total undergraduates participating in study-abroad programs and plans to increase subsidy for undergraduate financial aid by FY 1997. Ideally, these revenues the number of Penn undergraduates studying abroad to 35%. SAS will should come from earmarked or unrestricted endowment. SAS does not at accomplish this by creating new programs of its own and by evaluating present have this endowment, but is urgently seeking such funds. To cover and certifying the programs of others. Toward that end, SAS will create these additional costs from current income would dangerously reduce the an office of off-campus study that will evaluate and certify the academic School’s unrestricted resources for academic programs or throw the School quality of all work undertaken by SAS undergraduates abroad. into serious deficit. 3. SAS will enhance its strengths in Area Studies by authorizing appointments in important world areas. In 1992-93, inter-departmental Subvention. University subvention to SAS reached its highest level searches are underway in South Asian Studies and East Asian Studies in FY 1991, at $27.130 million. It has steadily declined since then, to a and we anticipate additional targeted searches in African Studies, Middle projected $24.221 million in FY 1994. Accomplishing the goals presented Eastern Studies, and Latin American Studies in the near future. in this plan depends, in large part, on achieving a stabilized budget. In 4. The School will, using as models its newly-established French particular, the level of subvention must stabilize in order for the School Institute for Culture and Technology and its Center for the Advanced to plan rationally on a multi-year basis. Study of India, expand even further its efforts at promoting faculty Enrollment. SAS will begin FY 1994 with an undergraduate enroll- exchange and collaborative research across cultures. ment of approximately 5830 students. The School plans to increase its undergraduate enrollment modestly each year, until it reaches a total of VI. Facilities 6000 students in FY 1998. Adequate space, modern equipment and up-to-date facilities go hand-in- Faculty. After halting faculty searches in FY 1992 because of budget hand with the recruitment and retention of first-rate faculty and students, and constraints, SAS made its top priority in FY 1993 a modest increase in the improvement of research and teaching. SAS is committed to modernizing standing faculty size from 475 to about 480. This will be achieved primarily its teaching and research laboratories, to improving its office and classroom through the recruitment of extraordinarily talented junior faculty. Emphasis space, to providing state-of-the-art computational and information technolo- on junior faculty hiring will continue. gies, and to maintaining a safe and secure working environment. Financial Projections. In calculating the financial projections from 1. SAS Precinct. SAS developed a long-range Campus Master Plan. The FY 1994 through to FY 2000, SAS is assuming that the current economic goal of this plan is to bring together academic departments in the School environment consisting of tight fiscal conditions and low inflation will in more effective and efficient configurations, with shared administrative continue. SAS also assumes that the issue of additional financial aid services, and to create an important center for the School which underscores costs is resolved. Given these assumptions, the budget shows a deficit of SAS as the core of the University. Logan Hall, Houston Hall, Williams Hall $1.5 million in FY 1995, a near break-even condition in fiscal years 1995 and College Hall will form this physical precinct. We intend to provide through 1999, and a surplus of $0.5 million in FY 2000. vastly-improved quarters for our internationally-renowned Music Depart- ment within the precinct. The Feasibility Study is underway and the project IX. Conclusion will be completed within the lifetime of this plan. The next decade is likely to be one of severe budgetary constraint for 2. Jaffe Building. Thanks to the generosity of SAS alumnus El- higher education in the United States. The School’s Strategic Plan has liot Jaffe and his wife Roslyn, the History of Art Department will be been developed in this context. Primary aims are to achieve: moving into the distinctive building near the library on the south-west • growth in quality and program within no-growth budgetary projec- corner of 34th and Walnut Streets. Renovations, which will include the tions; construction of a new wing, are now underway. • an organization that is flexible, intellectually entrepreneurial, respon- 3. IAST. Phase I of the Institute for Advanced Science and Technology sive to faculty initiatives, and able to take advantage of unexpected will provide substantial additional laboratory space for the Chemistry opportunities. Department. The facility is in the advanced planning stage. Construc- The School’s major focus will be on undergraduate education, providing tion should begin later this year and be complete in two years. the leadership for Penn to achieve its goal of offering the best undergradu- 4. Longstanding Capital Needs. Longstanding capital needs include ate education in any research university. the construction of a new building to house our outstanding Psychology The single most important priority toward achieving that goal is to Department, the renovation of Bennett Hall, the home of our excel- maintain, nurture and support an excellent standing faculty. lent English Department, and the upgrading of science laboratories The most important financial goal is a rapid increase in unrestricted en- throughout the School. dowment for the School, which would allow for multi-year investment by the School in faculty, technology, facilities, and undergraduate financial aid. VII. Technology Support For Penn to maintain its excellent academic position in a period of The School of Arts and Sciences is committed to promoting, enhancing, increased competition, a premier School of Arts and Sciences is essential. and integrating the use of informational and related technologies to help The School is well-poised to meet the demands of an uncertain environ- SAS achieve its educational, research and administrative goals. ment and to respond quickly to changing intellectual trends.

Almanac October 12, 1993 A report of the achievements and recommendations of the 1992-93 HIV/AIDS Task Force will be published in Almanac later in the fall semester. The Task Force efforts continue, however, and all members of the Penn community are urged to become involved either by joining one of the Task Force Committees identified below or by simply sharing your thoughts and suggestions.A new service, “HIVBOX” e-mail, is offered as an additional mode of communication with the Task Force. If you prefer, please feel free to contact me directly by phone at 898-6081, or in person in the Office of the Vice Provost for University Life, 200 Houston Hall. — Larry Moneta, Associate Vice Provost for University Life and Chair, HIV/AIDS Task Force

The 1993-94 HIV/AIDS Task Force: A Preliminary Report

The 1993-94 HIV/AIDS Task Force The Task Force by E-mail: HIVbox The HIV/AIDS Task Force will be continuing its activities into the 1993-94 academic year. A report of the Task Force’s 1992-93 activities The University Task Force on HIV/AIDS has established an e- is forthcoming. The 1993-94 Task Force’s activities will continue to be mail account called HIVbox. Members of the University Community coordinated by Dr. Larry Moneta, Associate Vice Provost for University are invited to communicate HIV/AIDS related comments, questions, Life (the Task Force chair). The steering Committee of the 1992-93 Task and issues to the Task Force via HIVbox. The Task Force continues Force, comprised of the chairs of the three Committees and chair of the to strongly encourage people to turn to the Task Force with any Task Force, has developed proposed focal areas for the continued work and all HIV/AIDS related concerns they may have. It is hoped that of the Task Force, which are identified below. HIVbox will facilitate this communication. HIVbox will be regularly monitored with messages being directed to the appropriate Task Force Education and Services Committee Committee(s). Task Force responses may also be routed via e-mail Charge: This Committee will follow up with the work of the Services where appropriate. The full Internet e-mail address is: and Education Committees of the 1992-93 Task Force and continue to [email protected]. develop long range strategies for providing up-to-date information and services to the Penn community. The Committee will consider appropriate uses of pending new communication technologies and will offer proposals which will guide the programming efforts of those units which provide To Join the HIV/AIDS Task Force HIV/AIDS education. Please indicate your interest by completing the following: Specific responsibilities include: (Mark the appropriate blanks.) • Implementation and assessment of anonymous testing; • Exploration of the use of the new technologies (video, voice and data Yes, I would like to participate in the Task Force’s activities. communications) as vehicles for the delivery of HIV/AIDS information; I will participate on the following Committee(s): • Further development of long-range educational objectives and Education and Services Committee strategies for reaching the Penn population. Conference Committee Conference Committee Policy Implementation and Monitoring Committee Charge: This Committee will focus exclusively on the development of a campus conference on HIV/AIDS, similar to the one offered on The If you would like to chair a Committee please indicate the one: Americans With Disabilities Act, in February of 1993. The conference is intended to remind members of the Penn community of the many issues involved with HIV/AIDS and to generally raise awareness of the educa- If you know of a good candidate(s) to participate or chair a Committee tion, policy and service obligations and opportunities to us. please identify that person and the Committee: Specific responsibilities include: • Development of a Spring 1994, Penn community-wide conference on HIV/AIDS similar to the ADA conference sponsored in February 1993. Policy Implementation and Monitoring Committee Charge: This Committee will be responsible for promoting the policy changes recommended by the Policy Committee of the 1992-93 Task Force and for monitoring implementation of those recommendations. Members of the Committee will work with various governance units of the University and assist with the development of appropriate policy language, determine the degree of acceptance of policy recommendations and develop written Your Name: reports on the status of policy recommendations and changes. Specific responsibilities include: Title: • Review responses to policy development and alteration proposals; Address: • Provide incremental status reports to the Penn community regarding responses to policy recommendations; • Serve as an educational and consultation team while advocating for expedient implementation of the policy recommendations. Phone: E-Mail: Invitation to Participate Chairs and membership for the Committees of the 1993-94 HIV/AIDS Please Return to: Task Force are in the process of being established. All University community HIV/AIDS Task Force members are invited to participate on one or more of the new Commit- c/o Office of the Vice Provost for University Life tees. If you are interested in participating in the Task Force’s activities, 200 Houston Hall/6306 or know of someone who might be, please express your interest by filling (e-mail address: [email protected]) out and returning the form embodied in this report, or e-mail comparable information via the Internet: [email protected].

10 Almanac October 12, 1993 In-Home Child Care Options for Faculty and Staff Memorial Gifts Now and then, faculty and staff receive Penn’s Family Resource Center has entered Our agreement with Any Situation, Inc., en- inquiries about gifts to the University in into an agreement with Any Situation, Inc., a titles all Penn employees to 50% off the annual memory of recently deceased alumni. The Delaware Valley company that specializes in enrollment fee of $50 for Merry Pop-In Nannies, Penn Fund Office can help with questions two types of in-home care: and $100 off the placement fee of $1,200 for long- regarding memorial giving. Call the Penn long-Term, Live-in and Live-out Nannies for term nannies. Merry Pop-Ins are paid directly by Fund Memorial Program at Ext. 8-8445 Children and Long-Term Companions for Adult the parent at $6 per hour. Any Situation, Inc. also for further information. Dependents, who come to your home as regular bills you $10 per day for providing a screened, household employees; and qualified caregiver. Long-term nanny rates vary, —Jerry Condon, Director, Penn Fund Merry Pop-in Nannies and Companions depending on the situation. who provide short-term, back-up child care and Those who are interested in registering for adult dependent care for a day, an evening, or this service, or require additional information, for several months at a time when: may contact Any Situation, Inc. at 247-8001. deaths While only you can choose the right care for your Rose Capponi, former accounting clerk in • A regular care provider is unavailable; • A child is mildly ill and can’t go to school; family, the Family Resource Center is pleased the Transportation and Parking Department, died to make this option available. September 17 at the age of 64. Mrs. Capponi • A parent needs help with a new baby; retired in March 1992 after nearly 16 years of • A parent is traveling overnight on business. —Family Resource Center service. She is survived by her husband Peter, son Peter, daughter Lisa, mother Jennie Petta, sister Edith Angelozzi and brother Michael Petta. Gifts The report for the City of Philadelphia’s 18th District did not arrive this week in time for publica- in her memory may be sent to the L. Brodsky tion. Below are all Crimes Against Persons and Crimes Against Society listed in the campus Association, Hematology/Oncology, Broad and report for the period October 4 through October 10 , 1993. Also reported during this period were Vine Streets, Philadelphia, PA, 19102. 34 thefts (including five of auto, five of bikes, five from auto, and two burglaries); four instances of criminal mischief/vandalism, two of trespassing/loitering, and one of forgery/fraud. The full Fr. Christopher Mooney, alumnus and as- report can be found in Almanac on PennInfo starting Wednesday, October 13. To access sistant dean of the Law School from 1978 to 1980, Almanac there, from the main menu open About the University of Pennsylvania, then Campus died September 25 at the age of 68. Fr. Mooney was Publications, then Almanac, then the issue by date. —Ed. the winner of two national Catholic book awards and authored seven books. From 1969 to 1974, he served as president of Woodstock College in New York City. He took his JD degree from Penn The University of Pennsylvania Police Department in 1978 before becoming assistant dean. In 1980 Community Crime Report he became academic vice president and professor This summary is prepared by the Division of Public Safety and includes all criminal inci- of religious studies at Fairfield University; he dents reported and made known to the University Police Department between the dates of was teaching there at the time of his death. He October 4, 1993, and October 10, 1993. The University Police actively patrol from Market had been a member of the Board of Trustees at Street to Baltimore Avenue, and from the Schuylkill River to 43rd Street in conjunction St. Joseph’s University, and a consultant for the with the Philadelphia Police. In this effort to provide you with a thorough and accurate Department of Higher Education at the University report on public safety concerns, we hope that your increased awareness will lessen the of the State of New York. opportunity for crime. For any concerns or suggestions regarding this report, please call the Division of Public Safety at 8-4482. Dilip K. Ray, a postdoctoral trainee in respira- tory physiology, died suddenly on October 5, Crimes Against Persons at the age of 58. A native of India, Dr. Ray was 34th to 38th/Market to Civic Center: Robberies (& attempts)—2, Simple assaults—1, a naturalized American citizen who earned his Threats & harassment—3 Ph.D. degree from Yale in 1964. After a career 10/04/93 4:41 PM 3400 Blk Walnut Robbery by 2 males w/gun/fled in cab in the biotechnology industry in the U.S. and 10/06/93 3:47 PM 103 S. 36th St. Harassing calls received 10/07/93 11:59 AM 38th & Chestnut Male attempted robbery/arrested India, Dr. Ray returned to academic research in 10/09/93 2:07 AM 3700 Blk Walnut 5 juveniles assaulted complainant 1992. Most recently, he had been working in the 10/09/93 5:55 AM Nichols House Receptionist received unwanted calls laboratory of Sukhamay Lahiri. He is survived 10/10/93 7:08 PM Stouffer Triangle Harassing calls received at desk by his wife, Eva; a sister, Monika Dasgupta and 38th to 41st/Market to Baltimore: Robberies (& attempts)—4, Aggravated assaults—1, a brother, Arun Ray, in Philadelphia; and two Threats & harassment—4 brothers, Baren and Ashok Ray in India. 10/04/93 12:45 AM High Rise North Complainant received unwanted letters Dr. Warner Franklin Sheldon, professor of 10/05/93 8:19 PM 4000 Blk Locust Male made ethnic slurs to complainant 10/05/93 10:03 PM 4000 Blk Spruce Unknown male w/gun took wallets pathology who taught at Penn during the ’fifties 10/07/93 7:58 PM 3930 Pine St. Harassing calls received and ’sixties, died August 8 at the age of 83. 10/07/93 8:24 PM 300 Blk 41st Wallets taken/ppd arrest Dr. Sheldon is survived by his wife, Margaret 10/08/93 10:17 PM 3925 Walnut St. Juveniles assaulted employees /4 stopped McKay Sheldon; his daughters, Margo S. Ross, 10/09/93 7:01 PM 4000 Blk Walnut 2 unknown males stole complainant’s bike Wendy S. Wood, and Lura S. Clark; his sons, 10/10/93 5:42 PM Low Rise North Harassing calls received at desk Frank and Richard; 10 grandchildren; and one 10/10/93 10:20 PM 40th & Locust Actors attempted robbery w/plastic gun great-grandchild. 41st to 43rd/ Market to Baltimore: Threats & harassment—1 10/04/93 2:39 PM 4201 Pine Student harassed another student 30th to 34th/Market to University: Robberies (& attempts)—1 Volunteers for Arthritis Studies 10/08/93 6:52 AM 34/Mkt subway Bracelet taken by unknown male Arthritis specialists at the University Outside 30th to 43rd/Market to Baltimore: Robberies (& attempts)—1 of Pennsylvania and the V.A. Medical 10/10/93 6:01 PM 46th & Locust 2 complainant’s robbed by 2 males Center are seeking volunteers for ar- Crimes Against Society thritis studies. New treatments are being investigated that may provide prolonged 34th to 38th/Market to Civic Center: Disorderly conduct —1 relief from pain. All examinations and 10/04/93 7:02 PM 3440 Market St. Disorderly male/issued new court date treatments are free of charge. To qualify 38th to 41st/Market to Baltimore: Disorderly conduct—1 for the study, individuals must be at least 10/09/93 1:58 PM VHUP Disorderly female refused to leave/arrested 21 with osteoarthritis of the knees. Call 30th to 34th/Market to University: Weapons offense—1 823-4545 day or night. 10/08/93 9:54 AM Murphy Field Juveniles w/shotgun/1 arrest

Almanac October 12, 1993 11 The 25-Year Club: Another 126 Have Spent a Quarter-Century at Penn Update OCTOBER AT PENN A cheerful assorted crew assembles each year for dinner on campus: The 25-Year Club, made Change: The University Museum’s Halloween up of Penn faculty and staff of all ranks and specialties who have in common the simple fact party, listed in October at Penn for Sunday, October of working at Penn for at least that many years. The total is now over 1600 living members, of 31, takes place Saturday, October 30; it starts at 2 whom 288 came to dinner last week. (President Claire Fagin’s astonishment at the numbers is p.m. in Rainey Auditorium. summed up in a letter on page 2). Among the guests were some of the 126 newly inducted 25- Year Club members (below) along with members whose service dates back to 45 years or more. EXHIBITS 1993 President Dr. Dan McGill of Wharton Insurance introduced his successor, Dr. John de 15 Some Works of (Book) Art in the Age of Cani of Wharton Statistics, and the organization unanimously elected as president for 1995 Ms. Mechanical Reproduction; from Brian Stilwell’s Nora Buges, retired Business Administrator from Chemistry—and reelected as secretary Patricia collection of fine printing and book art in France Hanrahan of the Office of International Programs. and Germany between the wars; Kamin Art Gallery, Van Pelt Library. Through December 31. Dr. Roger M Allen, Asian/Mid’East Studies Ms. Eileen Love, Large Animal Hospital/NBC Dr. W. Bruce Allen, Public Policy & Mgt. Dr. Charles E. Mangan, Ob & Gyn FILMS Dr. J. Scott Armstrong, Marketing Ms. Graziella L. Mann, Animal Biology 14 The Seven Samurai; Akira Kurosawa, direc- Dr. Toshio Asakura, Pediatrics Ms. Miriam A. Mann, English tor; 8 p.m.; Room B-6, Stiteler Hall; $2/PennID Dr. Arthur G. Baker, Surgery Ms. Marlene L. Martak, Dental Medicine holders, $3/general (Penn Film Society). Dr. David P. Balamuth, Physics Dr. David S. McDevitt, Animal Biology FITNESS/LEARNING Dr. Richard C. Bartholomew, Clin.Studies/NBC Dr. Aims C. McGuiness, Pediatrics Dr. Richard R. Beeman, History Mr. Donald Mitchell, Physical Plant Arabic Conversation Hour; 3 p.m.; Eighth Floor Mr. James E. Beermann, Pharmacology Ms. Marilyn A. Mitchell, Hematology Lounge, Williams Hall. Meets Thursdays. Dr. Carl Berger, Psychiatry Ms. Gloria Moore, Treasurer’s Office MEETINGS Ms. Betty Jean Branham, Lg. Animal Hosp./NBC Dr. Elliott D. Mossman, Slavic Languages Dr. Carl T. Brighton, Orthopedic Surgery Dr. Francisco J. Moya, Pathology 14 Association for Women Faculty and Admin- Mr. Robert F. Carroll, Wharton Undergraduate Mr. Gerald Murr, Physical Plant istrators; discussion led by Janet Hale, executive vice-president ; 4 p.m.; Benjamin Franklin Room, Dr. W. George Case, Jr., Psychiatry Dr. David M. 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Reutter, University Police oncology division; 8 a.m.; Medical Alumni Hall, 1st floor, Maloney, HUP (Medicine). Dr. Robert F. Giegengack, Geology Ms. Dorothy Rivers, Obstetrics & Gynecology The Art and Science of Comparing Risks; Mr. Robert A. Glascott, Athletics Ms. Valerie Rose, Law School Richard Wilson, Harvard; noon-2 p.m.; Room Dr. Lila R. Gleitman, Psychology Ms. Mildred Rowley, Dental Medicine 109, Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall (Institute for Dr. Howard Goldfine, Microbiology/Vet. Dr. Joseph W. Sanger, Cell & Dev’l Biology Environmental Studies). Mr. James Goode, Biochemistry Mr. William R. Schriver, University Data Center 19 Orphans and Thyroid Hormone Recep- Dr. Heber T. Graver, Dental Medicine Dr. Russell P. Sebold, Romance Languages tors; Mitchell A. Lazar, endocrine, diabetes and Dr. D. Eric Greenhow, Anesthesia Mr. Robert A. Seddon, Athletics metabolism division; 8 a.m.; Medical Alumni Hall, Dr. Larry P. 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